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[Recommendation Request] Exhibition caseback around $500 (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by joepurd@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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[Recommendation Request] Exhibition caseback around $500

Hoping Reddit can steer me in the right direction with a few different options. I’m looking for an open/exhibition caseback mechanical (manual or auto) watch for my brother-in-law’s 30th birthday.

It would be an everyday wear, so something for the office (he is an engineer) as well as less formal at the weekend. Looking to spend up to $500, but could stretch if something perfect popped up. Like the look of the Nomos watches, but can’t stretch that far unfortunately.

What would you offer, if you were me?

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[–] Huntolino@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh, exhibition casebacks in that price range becomes boring cause the movements arent that nice (most of times just a nice rotor at best).

The only really nice movements to look at are the Seagull chronos, that’s worth having a caseback for.

Anyways, it doesn’t matter cause most of watches have an open caseback anyways as that’s what most of people want.

A nice office watch with a nice caseback is a Tissot Lelocle, which is in your price range. Recommend to buy it on a bracelet, if you buy on a strap you will need to change the strap (19mm), cause the OEM is crap.

Good watch and movement, banger for buck!

https://www.jomashop.com/search?q=Lelocle

[–] 0rphu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

To the average person any movement is fun to look at.